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[ 971EML1LEPK22 ] KS Labor Economics and Public Policy

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year Economics Bernhard Schmidpeter 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
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Original study plan Master's programme Economics (Economic Policy Analysis) 2023W
Objectives By the end of the semester, students will be able to

  • Understand the theoretical basics of labor supply and factors influencing it
  • Understand factors that influence firms’ labor demand
  • Understand the importance of self-selection in determining labor market outcomes
  • Understand measures of wage and income inequality and recent trends and causes
Subject This course will give an understanding of some of the issues in contemporary labor economics, with an emphasis on the empirical side of the discipline. It will cover a mix of theoretical economics and econometric techniques. Topics covered include: introduction to empirical labor economics; labor supply and labor demand; self-selection; skills, tasks, and technology; trade and labor markets; discrimination and race; discrimination and gender
Criteria for evaluation In-class participation, assignments, exam
Methods Lecture, discussion, exercises
Language English
Study material Selected chapters in „Labor Economics“ by Pierre Cahuc, Stephane Carcillo, and Andre Zylberberg Selected chapters in “Labor Economics” by George Borjas Selected journal articles
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 100
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority